Chapter 1013 Change

The proper world, the third planet.

Change is coming to the continent's largest organizations.

The Archbishop appointed by Heaven was assassinated, and a new Archbishop was appointed.

The Shaniyat family was established, and from then on three major families began to hold power within Tianming.

The Castle Parliament impeached the three major families of Tianming on the grounds that Tianming had failed in the Eastern Expedition several years ago, attempting to destroy the system in which the three major families shared power and force Tianming to cede power to the Parliament.

In order to consolidate its power, the Apokalis family proposed a marriage with the Kaslana family, but was unanimously rejected by both parties, Otto Apokalis and Kallen Kaslana.

Driven by interests, Kaslana's power was gradually eroded by the other two major families. Fortunately, Francis Kaslana came forward and demonstrated a strong fighting power that was not in line with his age. This stopped the other party's ambition and the further weakening of the Kaslana family.

In this era, the seemingly united destiny is actually full of chaos, and the struggle for power almost never stops.

But despite this, there are still some people who are unwilling to get involved.

One winter, snowflakes silently covered the earth of Tianming like the whispers of the sky.

In a mansion named "Yae" in the Tianming Realm, a pair of sisters who have grown more and more graceful are sitting on the steps in front of the door, watching the snowflakes slowly falling from the sky.

It was cold, but they had no desire to return to the warmth of the room.

“Squeak—Squeak—”

Yae Rin wrapped her clothes tightly around her body, and her snot was sucked back by her. Her hands were tucked into her sleeves, holding the book through her clothes, but she didn't turn many pages. She just stared at the door with a blank look, as if she was waiting for someone who was destined not to come.

"Rin, you should go back first, or you'll catch a cold."

Yaesakura's pretty face was also frozen red, but compared to her sister, her ability to withstand the cold was obviously better.

"...Sister, brother won't be back today?"

Yae Rin clenched her hands and fisted her sleeves into a ball.

"Brother, he will be back. He may just be delayed on the way, or he may be kept by his friends..."

Yaezakura didn't know how many times she had said these words of comfort to her sister, and she didn't know how many times she had said them to herself, day after day, "Sister Theophile has gone to look for her too, maybe there will be news soon?"

"..."

After a brief silence, Yae Rin looked up at the sky. Fine snowflakes fell on her cheeks and turned into water droplets. "Another year is about to pass."

"Well...we'll be having dinner at Kallen's house tonight, don't forget to put on some more clothes."

Yaezakura instructed, taking one last look at the courtyard gate before standing up and taking Yaezakura back inside.

"...Sister, what delicious food will the chef at Sister Karen's house make today?"

"There will probably be fish, and bread will be no shortage of it... and beef and mutton."

"I feel like my mouth is watering just by listening to it... Humph, when my brother comes back and finds out that I missed so many delicious foods, he will definitely regret it, right?"

"Um……"

At night, Yae Sakura and Yae Rin were invited to the Kaslana family's mansion next door in advance. They knocked on the door.

Not long after, the white-haired Saint Lady opened the door, her sapphire eyes showing anticipation, but when she didn't see the familiar figure, a hint of disappointment flashed across her eyes.

“Come in, there are only three of us tonight, and there are plenty of dishes, enough for us to eat our fill~” Karin quickly adjusted her mood, welcomed the two sisters in, and took them to the dining room.

"Where's Uncle Francis?" Yaezakura asked.

"Dad, he said he wanted to leave some space for us youngsters... but we wouldn't mind him being there, really."

When we arrived at the restaurant, the luxurious dining table was already filled with a variety of exquisite dishes. The flickering candlelight on the silver candlesticks added a warm atmosphere to the entire room.

"Come on, Sakura, Rin, you're welcome. We can eat as much as we can tonight. Dad has already specifically told the chefs to stay in the kitchen. You can add more if you want~"

Kallen watched as the two sisters sat down next to each other, and she pulled up the seat next to Yaesakura and sat down.

"Karen..."

"Ok?"

“Is there any wine here?”

"Wine? Ying, are you tired of drinking juice?"

"No, I just want to drink."

"Yes, there are, but Dad has hidden them all. And I don't recommend you to drink alcohol. I've tried it before, and it makes me feel dizzy and uncomfortable after drinking too much."

Kallen shook her head, changed Yaesakura's cup to a bigger one and filled it with juice.

Yae Sakura didn't say anything else. She ate quietly with the two of them and listened to Kallen share her new achievements on the front line.

Dong Dong————

There was a knock on the door.

The three of them paused, then Kallen ran over to open the door, and saw Otto with a white head—the snow fell heavily again at night, and the blond young man did not seem to come by carriage.

When Kallen saw that it wasn't the person she expected, her excitement subsided again.

"Otto, didn't you say you wouldn't come tonight? And you look like... were you rolling around in the snow?"

Watching Otto come in, Kallen helped him brush off the snowflakes on his robe.

"The carriage broke down on the way, so he walked here on his own."

There was some helplessness in Otto's smile. He took off his hat, shook off the snow, revealing his dazzling golden hair.

"You didn't bring anyone else? My dad always asks a bunch of Valkyrie sisters to go out with me when I go out at night these days."

"Maybe... you're more easily deceived than me?"

"What? At least I'm very strong. Honkai beasts can't beat me, let alone people with bad intentions... Otto, you're more likely to be knocked out by a club, right?"

The two of them arrived at the restaurant. Otto greeted the Yae sisters first, and then glanced at the other seats naturally, his expression unchanged. He took off his heavy coat, revealing a neat shirt and vest underneath, and joined the dinner with a smile.

"I'm a little late. I wonder if I missed any topics?" Otto said as he pulled out a chair opposite them and sat down.

"No, Sister Karen has just been talking about her heroic deeds, and she hasn't finished yet." Yae Rin said.

"Well, I've also heard from the returning Kaslana warriors that Kallen's performance on the battlefield was indeed amazing."

Otto nodded slightly. "According to the report from the front, just last week, the Valkyrie team led by Kallen participated in and successfully repelled thirteen large-scale Honkai beast attacks in five days, and also rescued many trapped civilians... With such achievements, even many people in the Apokalis and Shaniat families praised you, Kallen."

"Eh? Really? No wonder I always felt like a lot of people were watching me when I went to visit someone with my dad before..." Karen scratched her head.